Ibis Ripley 29er Announced

Design goals of the Ripley 29

Our goal was to bring the advantages of a 29” wheel to a lightweight, nimble and fun trailbike. We think 120 mm of travel is the sweet spot for a snappy bike that isn’t cumbersome or heavy. We also wanted the Ripley to be configurable for a wide range of terrain and riding styles, so we made it compatible with 120–140 mm travel forks. We asked Dave Weagle (Mr. dw-link) to give the Ripley pedaling efficiency, XC-like acceleration and optimization for 29er specific gearing in addition to the usual dw-attributes such as excellent small bump compliance, predictable travel through the range with no wallowing or harsh bottom out. This version of the dw-link, like the ones he’s done for us in the past, delivers on the promise.

Features of the Ripley 29 - Special Preview

• 120mm rear wheel dw-link travel
• 5.0 Pound frame with X Fusion Microlite Shock, 5.2 lbs with Fox RP23 CTD
• Approved for 120-140mm forks, 32 or 34 stanchion
• Tapered head tube (suitable for various Cane Creeks & Chris King InSet 3)
• Internal TT cable routing with molded carbon cable stops
• Shock Specs: 184mm x 44mm with .4 volume spacer
• Provision for cable-actuated adjustable seat posts
• BB92/Press GXP style integrated BB
• 142mm Maxle rear axle
• 160mm carbon fiber post mount rear brake mounts
• High direct mount front derailleur mounts directly on swingarm
• Headset: IS ZS44/28.6 | EC49/40
• BB height w/ 2.1" tires: 325mm (12.8")
• Geometry measured with 520.8mm axle to crown fork

Ibis Ripley 29"

May 2012 Ibis Newsletter

World Cup Info

No male has won more UCI World Cup mountain bike races than Brian Lopes. He's got 26 victories and counting. We say 'and counting' because he recently won another World Cup. This time in Belgium on his Ibis Tranny. There are a couple incredible things to note about this win. First, is was not a gravity event (all of Brian's previous victories were gravity events), but a new format on the World Cup called the Sprint Eliminator. Second, Brian is 40 years old now, and just getting around to racing these more cross country oriented events. He won all 8 heats, against the fittest cross country racers on the planet, many of whom are half his age.

Brian is heading to the Czech Republic this weekend for next week's second round of the UCI Sprint Eliminator. Good luck Brian!

Speaking of World Cup wins, no human being has won more mountain bike World Cup races than Anne Caroline Chausson, she has won 55!

Both Anne and Brian ride for us. Both of them approached us about riding Ibis.

All us Ibisians are proud and extremely honored to have two of the greatest cyclists ever riding for us. Thanks Brian and Anne, we like having you as part of the family.

Sea Otter

By the way, Brian is not giving up on the gravity events. Last week he finished 4th in the Sea Otter Classic Downhill, against the most stacked field of Gravity honch's that Sea Otter has seen in recent memory, including the current World Cup Champion and World Champion. Here's a picture of Brian at Sea Otter by Marcus Riga that's hosted on the pinkbike.com website, showing how Brian at age 40 is really letting himself go.

Demo Tour update

Kirk is currently on his way back from a very successful Fruita Fat Tire Festival demo. The demo van will be in San Jose this weekend and then he heads back to Colorado next week. You can keep up with the progress of the tour on the demo tour webpage, we're adding new dates all the time.

The Two Wheeled Drive

May is National Bike month. One of the things we are doing to acknowledge bike month is to ride our bikes. Another thing we're doing is trying to get other people to ride their bikes. To help accomplish this, we've teamed up with Project Bike Trip, and have donated the grand prize (an Ibis Hakkalugi). The Two Wheeled Drive benefits three different bike education programs for youth, one of these programs sent us two graduates who became great Ibis employees in the past couple of years. You can join the challenge from anywhere, and there are $12,000 in prizes to win. To find out more, you can go to our webpage or directly to the The Two Wheeled Drive website

2X chain guides

At long last, our Mojo HD and Mojo SL compatible 2X chain guides have arrived and are in our online store. Like our other guides, this guide attaches to the front lower pivot bolt to prevent rotation. Works like a champ and available in black or white. We've listed compatibility in the store description.

Ibis Maximus

We'll keep this tidbit brief, because it received a lot of coverage already. A Mojo owner and friend of ours, Nick Taylor, is an accomplished sculptor. Last year he constructed "Ibis Maximus" and we showed it to the world at Sea Otter this year. You can read all about it on the Ibis Maximus website, the story about the building of Maximus is worth a read. Finally, and we'll leave you with this, here's Ibis employee Olivier doing a Superman on Maximus at Sea Otter. Nice move Olivier!